The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats: neither fear nor shame can cure them.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of...

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner...

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

It is a double pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

But the shortest works are always the best.

But the shortest works are always the best.

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at...

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that...

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that...

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

The argument of the strongest is always the best.